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The Rumour
Studio album by
Olivia Newton-John
Released2 August 1988
Genre Pop
Length40:42
Label Mercury
Producer
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Soul Kiss
(1985) 		The Rumour
(1988) 		Warm and Tender
(1989)
Singles from The Rumour
  1. " The Rumour"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The Rumour is the thirteenth studio album by Olivia Newton-John on 2 August 1988. The title track was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, features backing vocals and piano by John. The album featured the singles " The Rumour", "Can't We Talk It Over in Bed" (originally recorded by Grayson Hugh, whose version was released after Newton-John's) and the Australian-only promo-single "It's Always Australia for Me", which was released for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. This was also her first album not produced by long-time producer, John Farrar.

Background

The Rumour features the return of Olivia Newton-John after a two-year break due to the birth of her daughter Chloe Lattanzi in 1986. It has a careful production with the collaboration of some well-known songwriters, but it was a commercial failure. It marks a notable decline in Newton-John's popularity, being her lowest charting since If Not for You in 1971. It was her last studio album via Mercury.

This album was praised by critics as more mature, with Newton-John addressing topics such as AIDS ("Love and Let Live"), the environment and single-parent households. [2]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1." The Rumour"
3:55
2."Love and Let Live" Alan O'Day Davitt Sigerson3:25
3."Can't We Talk It Over in Bed"
3:53
4."Let's Talk About Tomorrow"
Sigerson3:18
5."It's Not Heaven"
  • Sigerson
  • Goodrum [a]
3:58
6."Get Out"
  • Goodrum
  • Newton-John
Sigerson3:55
7."Big and Strong" Mark HeardSigerson4:32
8."Car Games"
  • Goodrum
  • Newton-John
  • Sigerson
  • Goodrum [a]
4:45
9."Walk Through Fire"
Sigerson5:30
10." Tutta La Vita"
Sigerson3:31
Australian edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."It's Always Australia for Me"
  • Capek
  • Newton-John
Sigerson3:19
7."Get Out"
  • Goodrum
  • Newton-John
Sigerson3:55
8."Big and Strong"HeardSigerson4:32
9."Car Games"
  • Goodrum
  • Newton-John
  • Sigerson
  • Goodrum [a]
4:45
10."Walk Through Fire"
  • Baerwald
  • Ricketts
Sigerson5:30
11."Tutta La Vita"
  • Dalla
  • Sigerson
Sigerson3:31
Japan 2010 SHM-CD bonus track(s)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Winter Angel"
  • Newton-John
  • Sky
Sigerson3:40
12."It's Always Australia for Me"
  • Capek
  • Newton-John
Sigerson3:19

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes a co-producer

Personnel

Performers and musicians

Technical

  • Producers – Elton John and James Newton Howard (track 1); Davitt Sigerson (tracks 2 and 4–10); Sandy Linzer and Hank Medress (track 3); Randy Goodrum (co-producer on tracks 5 and 9)
  • Production coordination – Shari Sutcliffe (track 1) and Steve Rosen (track 3)
  • Engineers – Jack Joseph Puig, Ross Pallone and Bob Schaper (track 1); John Beverly Jones (tracks 2 and 4–10); Bill Schenman (track 3)
  • Assistant recording – Mike Klouster, Michael Mason and Martin Schmeizie (track 1); Ted Blaisdell, Jim Dineen, Ken Felton and Mitch Zelezry (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10); Randy Goodrum (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Strings on tracks 4 and 8 recorded by Allen Sides
  • Recorded at Kren Studio and The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA); Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA); Ocean Way Recording, Sunset Sound, Ground Control Studios, California Phase Studios and Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA); Avatar (Malibu, CA); Right Track Recording and Skyline Studios (New York, New York)
  • Mixing – Ross Pallone (track 1); Brian Malouf (tracks 2, 4 and 10); John Beverly Jones (tracks 5–9)
  • Mixed at Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California)
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Art direction and design – Jeff Adamoff and Michael Diehl
  • Photography – Herb Ritts

Charts

Chart performance for The Rumour
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [3] 30
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM) [4] 94
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [5] 96
Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [6] 31
US Billboard 200 [7] 67
US Cash Box Top Albums [8] 120

Olivia Down Under video

Olivia Down Under
Video by
Olivia Newton-John
Released1989
Recorded1988
Genre Music video
Length60 minutes
Label PolyGram
Director Brian Grant
ProducerPaul Raphael
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Soul Kiss
(1985) 		Olivia Down Under
(1989) 		The Main Event
(1999)

Olivia Down Under is a compilation of music and clips from the album The Rumour released in 1989, featuring Newton-John performing songs from The Rumour against a backdrop of Australian scenery. For the special, Newton-John was nominated for a CableACE Award for Performance in a Music Special in 1989. [9]

Contents

  • " Tutta La Vita"
  • " Click Go the Shears"
  • "Walk Through Fire"
  • "Old Fashioned Man"
  • "Let's Talk About Tomorrow"
  • "Winter Angel"
  • "Get Out"
  • "Big and Strong"
  • "Love and Let Live"
  • "Australia for Me"
  • "The Rumour"

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Eddy, Chuck (1997). The Accidental Evolution Of Rock'n'roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music. Hachette Books. ISBN  978-0-306-80741-1.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Olivia Newton-John – The Rumour". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8728". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Olivia Newton-John – The Rumour" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. p. 349. ISBN  4-87131-077-9.
  7. ^ "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Top 200 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221449/awards/?ref_=tt_awd Archived 9 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine [ user-generated source]
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